Norfolk County Historical Society of Chesapeake, Virginia
Preserving and Sharing Chesapeake, VA History Since October 1963
First Families Program to Accept Applications Starting
November 1, 2024
Does your family tree have deep roots in Tidewater?
If your ancestors resided in Norfolk County from 1636 to 1876, you may be eligible for membership in our genealogy program First Families of Norfolk County, Virginia. The First Families Program, sponsored by the Norfolk County Historical Society of Chesapeake, Virginia, provides a way to preserve your family history research as part of our genealogy collection and to honor your Norfolk County ancestors.
The NCHSC will begin accepting First Family applications on November 1, 2024. You will need to complete a First Families application and provide primary source documents to prove that your direct ancestor resided in Norfolk County, Virginia, between 1636 and 1876 and to verify your lineal descent. Applications will be reviewed using uniform genealogical standards by a committee of trained family historians. Kickstart your research and be sure to stay tuned here for upcoming details in October.
Approved applications and supporting source documents will be safely digitized and archived in our secured family history files in the Wallace Memorial History Room, located on the second floor of the Chesapeake Central Public Library at 298 Cedar Road, Chesapeake, Virginia. Members will receive a customized First Families Membership Certificate and Member Number, as well as entry on our official First Families of Norfolk County Roster. Membership presentations will be made at our quarterly membership meeting.
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Click here to see a list of our NCHSC publications. They cover a variety of historical topics -- from our county courts to the Battle of Great Bridge to our waterways and those who navigated them.
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Newsletters
Read past issues of our
NCHSC newsletter The Historian,
below:
Historic Reminiscing
with Robert Hitchings
Find the reminiscing of our NCHSC Archivist/Historian and President here:
http://www.usgwarchives.net/va/norfolkcity/history/rbhblogindex.html
Event Calendar
September 2024
Closed
Aug 31 -- 3 Sept
NCHSC Board Meeting
Via ZOOM
10 Sept 7:00pm
NCHSC Membership Meeting
15 Sept 2:00pm
October 2024
Closed
14 Oct
November 2024
NCHSC Fall Fundraiser
Cemetery Tours
2 Nov 11:00am
3 Nov 11:00am
Closed
5 Nov & 11 Nov
NCHSC Board Meeting
Via ZOOM
12 Nov 7:00pm
NCHSC Membership Meeting
17 Nov 2:00pm
Closed
27 Nov -- 1 Dec
December 2024
Battle of Great Bridge Reenactment
8 Dec 10am – 4pm
9 Dec 10am -- 2pm
Closed
24 Dec -- 2 Jan